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the city hired ultimately concluded 9 chrome provides an "inherently safer design" with that the city of richmond went ahead and issued permits for the repair of crude unit 4. the chemical safety board said "we will not endorse or object to that decision" city councilman tom butt said he believes chevron "covered all their bases" and says ultimately no pipe will last forever which is why they must be "rigorously inspected on a regular basis." and catherine chevron says it is pleased the permits have been issued so they can proceed with the repairs. and get back to full these repairs will take? chevron has said they hope to have repairs completed in the first quarter of next year, which means by april first. dan kerman, kron 4 news. years eve? d-u-i offenders would have a new state bill would mean that repeat dui offenders half to have breathalyzers installed in their cars. if they test positive - the drivers are giving the idea mixed reviews. >> i think that it is a good idea, there are too many people getting killed. i think that it could give them something to think about art get a
the city hired ultimately concluded 9 chrome provides an "inherently safer design" with that the city of richmond went ahead and issued permits for the repair of crude unit 4. the chemical safety board said "we will not endorse or object to that decision" city councilman tom butt said he believes chevron "covered all their bases" and says ultimately no pipe will last forever which is why they must be "rigorously inspected on a regular basis." and...
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cause of august's pipe rupture but in this letter to the richmond city council, city manager bill lindsay says two outside consultants have concluded that using a 9 chrome represents an "inherently safer design" than other available materials. it was that determination that lead to the permits being issued the chemical safety board said it "will not endorse or object to that decision." city councilman tom butt said he believes this time chevron covered all their bases" and said ultimately no pipe will last forever which his why they must be rigously inspected on a regualr basis as for chevron, the oil giants says its please the city has issued the permits so they can proceed with the repairs and get back to full production chevron hopes to have repairs completed by the first quarter of next year. it could be up and running by the beginning of april. dan kerman kron 4 >> more than 800 new laws are set to take effect at the start of the new year in california. kron four's philippe djegal took at look -- and has some highlights. tougher guidelines for red- light cameras. it will be required
cause of august's pipe rupture but in this letter to the richmond city council, city manager bill lindsay says two outside consultants have concluded that using a 9 chrome represents an "inherently safer design" than other available materials. it was that determination that lead to the permits being issued the chemical safety board said it "will not endorse or object to that decision." city councilman tom butt said he believes this time chevron covered all their bases"...
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the city put the brakes on the process a few weeks ago. questions came up regarding chevron's choice of material, the use of chromium 9 in replacing a pipeline. city officials delayed approval in order to study the decision to use chrome 9. >> permits of the construction and use of a suitable pipe material are important. but on their own are inefficient in terms of the regulatory process. there are many other steps that need to be taken. >> reporter: they say chromium 9 meets standards used throughout the refining industry. the public was given a chance to weigh in, but the approval of the permits will take place later. >>> authorities say they found the wreckage of a plane in the mountains near phoenix, arizona, today. you can see the metal debris covered in snow as a corporate hovers overhead. officials do not know if this is the same small plane which went missing yesterday in the area. they found one body. >>> google is selling a part of its motorola mobility division for $1.3 billion. it involves the division which cable tv boxes and
the city put the brakes on the process a few weeks ago. questions came up regarding chevron's choice of material, the use of chromium 9 in replacing a pipeline. city officials delayed approval in order to study the decision to use chrome 9. >> permits of the construction and use of a suitable pipe material are important. but on their own are inefficient in terms of the regulatory process. there are many other steps that need to be taken. >> reporter: they say chromium 9 meets...
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cause of august's pipe rupture but in this letter to the richmond city council, city manager bill lindsay says two outside consultants have concluded that using a 9 chrome represents an "inherently safer design" than other available materials. it was that determination that lead to the permits being issued the chemical safety board said it "will not endorse or object to that decision." city councilman tom butt said he believes this time chevron covered all their bases" and said ultimately no pipe will last forever which his why they must be rigously inspected on a regualr basis as for chevron, the oil giants says its please the city has issued the permits so they can proceed with the repairs and get back to full production >> chevron is hoping to have a prepares to have full repair spared the first quarter of next year. that could mean possibly by the month of april. dan kerman, kron 4. >> catherine: a woman who was brutally gang raped on a city bus in india. has died. the vicious crime has been drawing worldwide attention. protests have swept through india since her attack two weeks ago.
cause of august's pipe rupture but in this letter to the richmond city council, city manager bill lindsay says two outside consultants have concluded that using a 9 chrome represents an "inherently safer design" than other available materials. it was that determination that lead to the permits being issued the chemical safety board said it "will not endorse or object to that decision." city councilman tom butt said he believes this time chevron covered all their bases"...
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of los angeles, not the county, the city. now, we have between 203 hundred homicides per year. people talk about the gang problem having been addressed. i want to share with you, what i experienced, what i have learned, i am not a typical academic. i will not quote statistics to you or talk about theories. i will talk with you about practicality. pragmatic approaches, and i will talk about reality. san francisco, like los angeles learned, will never saw or deal with its gang problems effectively unless there is true collaboration. i will talk to you about what this looks like and feels like. i will speak to you about the lessons that we have learned as law enforcement had to come off of the high perch, in los angeles, law enforcement learned, to their great fortune, that collaboration is the answer. i am going to talk to you about some of the lessons that were learned. i can tell you first that the people -- we have learned lessons from have been gang members themselves my research is engaged with talking to those current, ac
of los angeles, not the county, the city. now, we have between 203 hundred homicides per year. people talk about the gang problem having been addressed. i want to share with you, what i experienced, what i have learned, i am not a typical academic. i will not quote statistics to you or talk about theories. i will talk with you about practicality. pragmatic approaches, and i will talk about reality. san francisco, like los angeles learned, will never saw or deal with its gang problems...
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all too often, the guns are stolen. >> the city destroys the guns it is given. since the buy back program started in 2009, los angeles has collected eight thousand weapons. can breathe. during superstorm sandy. it's the thought that counts, but sometimes that thought misses the mark. if you're hitting the mall or trekking to the post office to return a holiday gift this week, you may want to listen up. karin caifa looks pitfalls. >> electronics are very tricky because there could be restocking items. and many retailers will cost you a portion of the purchase price. it did%, 20 percent even if you cannot open to it. the king% -- 20%. 15%- 20%-it-that could be the amount of the restocking fee. and also, do not forget your receipt some will not accept the item. or, the gift cards will not also be returnable. and usually, if the gift with purchase is returned, the gift with purchase is usually also must be overturned. >> if you got a package deal, you are going to have to bring everything back. >> the bay area's favorite way to ring in the new year. is always with k
all too often, the guns are stolen. >> the city destroys the guns it is given. since the buy back program started in 2009, los angeles has collected eight thousand weapons. can breathe. during superstorm sandy. it's the thought that counts, but sometimes that thought misses the mark. if you're hitting the mall or trekking to the post office to return a holiday gift this week, you may want to listen up. karin caifa looks pitfalls. >> electronics are very tricky because there could be...
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in the city's black communities ten years after the watts rebellion. the fearful lived behind protective bars and double locks high schools are graduating functional illiterates. some black people have got businesses some professionals have got into significant jobs but if you talk about the masses of that guy who was in trouble in one thousand and sixty five it is more difficult now. the black in the ghetto gold survive. on. a. good thing. let me ask you who are pushing yeah. this. was. about a big one all night and all of that. all not. going to. make. them to commit to going to. have a katrina when i have been going to. a refugee isn't going to call it that would displace like most. of the accomplishing over the it might not be acceptable in britain but however somewhat occurs every two or three hours in my community. in the south central community basically which is in peel broken down business if you have any business and. take a walk down the boulevard from the french out of our money and you tell me the opportunities that are available low incom
in the city's black communities ten years after the watts rebellion. the fearful lived behind protective bars and double locks high schools are graduating functional illiterates. some black people have got businesses some professionals have got into significant jobs but if you talk about the masses of that guy who was in trouble in one thousand and sixty five it is more difficult now. the black in the ghetto gold survive. on. a. good thing. let me ask you who are pushing yeah. this. was. about...
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but that is just one of the big changes. >> crime and the city is too high. we know that its defects everyone. we agree with the community that the crime rate has been absolutely unacceptable. >> unacceptable to be an organization i take this very seriously and i feel personally responsible and i take ownership that this is taking place on a watch >> reporter: bold words that the crime-fighting policies have a failed over the past one year. >> we have to work with the resources that we have of and we have to do a better job. >> there are two new policies into place with contract and police say the experts thought adult with crimes in other major cities. second, neighborhood policing they will divide the city into five different sections. with two of those sections and east oakland to. >> we have to do something. and we have to do something perhaps different than last year. i think that this presents us the best cover today with a year. >> reporter: policies into place by the month of a february. thj. r. stone, kron 4 news. >> jeff bush explains that this cons
but that is just one of the big changes. >> crime and the city is too high. we know that its defects everyone. we agree with the community that the crime rate has been absolutely unacceptable. >> unacceptable to be an organization i take this very seriously and i feel personally responsible and i take ownership that this is taking place on a watch >> reporter: bold words that the crime-fighting policies have a failed over the past one year. >> we have to work with the...
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in the city's black communities ten years after the watts regatta. the fearful lived behind protective bars and double lux high schools are graduating functional illiterates. some black people have got businesses some professionals who got into significant jobs but if you talk about the masses of that guy who was in trouble in one nine hundred sixty five. it is more difficult now for. the black in the ghetto gold survival. kit. to escape the rivers yeah jeff. flock. about a big one all night. all not. all. that . kind of a commitment. to the to begin to go to a. headache it's really going to be a bit of. a refuge is it going to fall in love with this place like most. helicopters flying over the it might not be acceptable in britain would however summit occurs every two agree on. as in my community. in the south central community basically what you have is in to feel broken down businesses if you have any business and. take a walk down the boulevard from crenshaw to vermont and you tell me the opportunities are available low income housing five or six
in the city's black communities ten years after the watts regatta. the fearful lived behind protective bars and double lux high schools are graduating functional illiterates. some black people have got businesses some professionals who got into significant jobs but if you talk about the masses of that guy who was in trouble in one nine hundred sixty five. it is more difficult now for. the black in the ghetto gold survival. kit. to escape the rivers yeah jeff. flock. about a big one all night....
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. ,,,,,,,, morning -- killing nine peo it happened in the eastern of the state near the city pendleton. the bus crashed >>> a tower tour bus crashed and went down annen embankment and rescuer's used rope to rescue survivors. a camera, inside a months, striking several cars. happened as the plane slammed into the ground. 5 crew members were killed. there were no passengers on board. >> venezuela an president hugo chavez experience complications for cancer, his condition is delicate. >> in a fiery speech, he referred to president bush as the devil. >> and prepared to say good-bye to 2012 and also looking forward to a parking peshg in san francisco and why people need a pocketful of change beginning sunday. >> beginning next sunday, free ride, parking is over. >> they are already getting you monday through friday and saturday and now sunday. what are they doing next? 24 hours a day? >> possibly. she knows it's going to affect her church and she knows why. >> it's the money, but not the parking meter on sunday. >> the law will net the city an extra $200 million a year. >> i'm not too happy
. ,,,,,,,, morning -- killing nine peo it happened in the eastern of the state near the city pendleton. the bus crashed >>> a tower tour bus crashed and went down annen embankment and rescuer's used rope to rescue survivors. a camera, inside a months, striking several cars. happened as the plane slammed into the ground. 5 crew members were killed. there were no passengers on board. >> venezuela an president hugo chavez experience complications for cancer, his condition is...
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in the city's black communities ten years after the watts rebellion. the fearful lived behind protective bars and double lugs high schools are graduating functional illiterates. some black people have got businesses some professionals who got into significant jobs but if you talk about the masses of that guy who was in trouble in one thousand and sixty five. it is more difficult now. the black in the ghetto gold survived. to. get me. to ask the rivers yeah that. was. about a big one all night. all not. all. that . kind of to. give it a little bit about a. headache it's really going to be a big. day refugees are going to fall in love with displays like most. helicopters flying over the it might not be acceptable in britain however some that occurs every two or three hours. in my community. in the south into a community basically what you have is in peel broken down businesses if you have any businesses. take a walk downtown baltimore french out of our money and you tell me the opportunities that are available low income housing five or six churches gang
in the city's black communities ten years after the watts rebellion. the fearful lived behind protective bars and double lugs high schools are graduating functional illiterates. some black people have got businesses some professionals who got into significant jobs but if you talk about the masses of that guy who was in trouble in one thousand and sixty five. it is more difficult now. the black in the ghetto gold survived. to. get me. to ask the rivers yeah that. was. about a big one all night....
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it got so bad that the city took over, 'cause the city has a responsibility to protect its citizens. boston built the first modern sewer system in the united states. ours was completed between 1877 and 1884. with this wonderful new sewer system, we were taking our filth and moving it out to the ocean. of course, all of this was untreated. in the 1960s, we were still pumping all of our sewage out to moon island, untreated. we would get swimmers here, never knowing, in the middle of summer, why you would have a cold. well, we were swimming in diluted sewage. melosi: the major way to deal with pollution, at least until early into the 20th century, was through the process of dilution. the assumption was that the capacity of rivers and streams, and even the seas, allowed for certain levels of pollution that eventually would purify themself. as we get later into the 20th century, it becomes clear that the volumes of waste made dilution unworkable as a single solution. and so treatment became the ways in which we deal with pollution. narrator: to protect public health, starting in the 1950s
it got so bad that the city took over, 'cause the city has a responsibility to protect its citizens. boston built the first modern sewer system in the united states. ours was completed between 1877 and 1884. with this wonderful new sewer system, we were taking our filth and moving it out to the ocean. of course, all of this was untreated. in the 1960s, we were still pumping all of our sewage out to moon island, untreated. we would get swimmers here, never knowing, in the middle of summer, why...
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the city says this operation has been attracting the homeless. saying they're hoping to turn it into a community garden. the center says collection day will be on december 30th. >> the city of los angeles holding a gun buy back today to take advantage of the outrage against the connecticut school massacre. event held once a year and usually takes place in the spring but the mayor moved it up, hoping more people will be willing to turn in guns. the mayor urges congress to also take action and soon. >> cities and states but join with the federal government to do everything we can as quickly as we can. to keep our community safe. and to get deadly weapons off the streets. >> the mayor started that buy back about three years ago has been credited with taking weapons off the streets. >> the feds denied california's request to be exgrempt a key education law. state department of education was hoping to win a reprieve from no child left behind. the law punishes schools and districts if not enough students are proficient and n.english and math. 6,000 sch
the city says this operation has been attracting the homeless. saying they're hoping to turn it into a community garden. the center says collection day will be on december 30th. >> the city of los angeles holding a gun buy back today to take advantage of the outrage against the connecticut school massacre. event held once a year and usually takes place in the spring but the mayor moved it up, hoping more people will be willing to turn in guns. the mayor urges congress to also take action...
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the city council asked the police to escort them away. there was complete denial of the problem. 15 years later, water quality is on the agenda of every city council person in that local city, and that's completely a result of activists forcing the issue, surfrider and other local groups, saying, "hey, these water quality issues are real and you need to address them." and only until the public sort of creates that will will the politicians respond. narrator: while some cities deal with infrastructure issues, others have concerns about the sustainability of water supplies. allbee: it's not just about the sustainability of the assets, it's about the sustainability of our water resources. parts of this country that thought of themselves as water rich 20, 30 years ago, now are discovering that they really are not water rich, they have source supply issues, they have serious questions about how they're going to accommodate additional growth in their communities. melosi: if we can find alternatives, we can preserve a water supply. conservation
the city council asked the police to escort them away. there was complete denial of the problem. 15 years later, water quality is on the agenda of every city council person in that local city, and that's completely a result of activists forcing the issue, surfrider and other local groups, saying, "hey, these water quality issues are real and you need to address them." and only until the public sort of creates that will will the politicians respond. narrator: while some cities deal...
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both sides meaning the city of oakland and the attorneys representing the ccitizens in the original lawsuit have to submit their recommendations by december 21st. >> running a private business inside the city hall in east bay city. that is what an employee is alleging in a complaint filed with multiple agencies including the contra costa county d.a.'s office. the complaint is filed several months ago and now employs land was so publicly. decided to speak on camera about the situation for the first time to kron4 is a zeke man down. >> we are looking at the city hall address where the human resources but department phone number with her business name, little luxuries. it is ridiculous! the public should be outraged! i am outraged! i'm being shot a web site which says perot is the city manager is abusing city resources to run an office on line party favor business. she is filing criminal and civil complaints alleging misuse of public resources. >> you are looking at what some of the progress employees would make at one time. >> these are now part of the investigation into the allegation. she s
both sides meaning the city of oakland and the attorneys representing the ccitizens in the original lawsuit have to submit their recommendations by december 21st. >> running a private business inside the city hall in east bay city. that is what an employee is alleging in a complaint filed with multiple agencies including the contra costa county d.a.'s office. the complaint is filed several months ago and now employs land was so publicly. decided to speak on camera about the situation for...
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they have adopted the families into the worst housing projects in our city. their own funds that they put together, they will go out to get young kids. this will build those relationships. what they do, if you work in the community network, this is the guidance of youth and their families. they are made up of former gang members. what they did when they took over as the commander, is to ask them what is going on. i asked her, what can we do to make this better? but i did then, after the discussion i brought in these captains to meet with the personnel. the actual formal gatt -- former gang members. i told them we have to work together. so that when we have an instance of a homicide or a shooting, we can work together to do the prevention piece of this to prevent retaliation and emotional anchor. what we have decided then, the reason why the crn is cold, at the scene of the incident. they do not communicate with the officers. they are in a precarious situation. they worked at a much closer environment and they cannot be perceived as a snitch. or that they are
they have adopted the families into the worst housing projects in our city. their own funds that they put together, they will go out to get young kids. this will build those relationships. what they do, if you work in the community network, this is the guidance of youth and their families. they are made up of former gang members. what they did when they took over as the commander, is to ask them what is going on. i asked her, what can we do to make this better? but i did then, after the...
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the city, so it's awesome. >> you recently challenged yourself to write seven songs in seven days. >> yeah. >> tell us about that process. >> a friend of mine, jessie payo, who you all just actually had in here, we were talking about songwriting and just developing a practice, you know? and jessie threw out the idea, "have you ever done seven songs in seven days?" at first, i was like, "that just sounds like a lot of pressure to put on me," you know, 'cause in the past i've been too much of a perfectionist, you know, which can really put up way too many blockades. so, i moved them out of the way, and when i was back in austin for south by, i did seven in seven days. out of the seven -- you know, you do seven songs in seven days, half of them are like, "okay, there's something here," you know? three of them, they'll probably get composted and something new will grow out of it. >> the other ones, keep in your pocket. you never know how they'll kind of evolve. >> you never know, man, how it's gonna pop up, so... >> also, i know one of the things that you do, you played all over and stuf
the city, so it's awesome. >> you recently challenged yourself to write seven songs in seven days. >> yeah. >> tell us about that process. >> a friend of mine, jessie payo, who you all just actually had in here, we were talking about songwriting and just developing a practice, you know? and jessie threw out the idea, "have you ever done seven songs in seven days?" at first, i was like, "that just sounds like a lot of pressure to put on me," you know,...
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stadium back to life to the city and the city's biggest looming crisis. liz: pandora taking a big hit today down 17.5%. the company beat on some expectations and did very well with revenues but they lowered fourth-quarter estimates saying they swing a lot. pandora president and ceo on why the expectations were lower. he says it is one metric, nothing to worry about and what is being done to bring in more revenue from the event. david: a mixed day on wall street stepping the losing streak while the nasdaq closed in the red as apple tumbled almost 7%. searching before getting back some of the gains in the last half-hour. utilities and financials with a top performing sectors. adding 118,000 private sector jobs in november. sharply down from 137,000 created in october. blaming hurricane sandy saying it trimmed job growth by 86,000 workers, small business created the fewest jobs in nearly two years. factory orders edging higher in october rising 0.8% according to the commerce department. orders for capital goods posting their biggest increase in eight months
stadium back to life to the city and the city's biggest looming crisis. liz: pandora taking a big hit today down 17.5%. the company beat on some expectations and did very well with revenues but they lowered fourth-quarter estimates saying they swing a lot. pandora president and ceo on why the expectations were lower. he says it is one metric, nothing to worry about and what is being done to bring in more revenue from the event. david: a mixed day on wall street stepping the losing streak while...
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the top-10 smartest cities in north america and one bay area city made the list. the list is by kodok exist boston is first, san francisco is second, seattle, vancouver, and new york city. coming in six is washington d.c., toronto, chicago, los angeles and rounding out the top 10 is montreal. >> [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] >> detroit mayor dave bing has settled the bad he lost again san francisco mayor get lead over the world series. the mayors have agreed upon a day of service performed in the winner's city as well as a tour of some businesses there. yesterday's lee brought bing to offices of twitter as well as screen star, a design studio for digital clean text are as. they ended their day at at&t park, where the mayors met with members of the junior giants youth thejuniorbing returns to detroit today. >> we should get
the top-10 smartest cities in north america and one bay area city made the list. the list is by kodok exist boston is first, san francisco is second, seattle, vancouver, and new york city. coming in six is washington d.c., toronto, chicago, los angeles and rounding out the top 10 is montreal. >> [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand...
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the city's homicide rate now stands at 130. that is up from last year's total of 110. >>> a sixth person faces murder and other charges in the case of a man and woman found bound and gagged on a san francisco street. the authorities say 26-year-old katherine wong is being held on $2 million bail. a man and woman were found bound and beaten december 9th. a man -- that man later died from a gunshot wound and the woman is still recovering at a hospital. she is expected to survive. >>> graffiti is on the rise in san francisco. large murals are often the targets. all around san francisco vandals have been defacing murals even along clarion alley which is considered kind of a street museum of murals. the public works department says it's had almost 22,000 requests for graffiti cleanup in san francisco this year. >>> a good sign for the san jose sharks and the nhl. the players association and its owners are set to go back to the bargaining table tomorrow. a new contract offer seems to have broken the ice, so to say, between the two si
the city's homicide rate now stands at 130. that is up from last year's total of 110. >>> a sixth person faces murder and other charges in the case of a man and woman found bound and gagged on a san francisco street. the authorities say 26-year-old katherine wong is being held on $2 million bail. a man and woman were found bound and beaten december 9th. a man -- that man later died from a gunshot wound and the woman is still recovering at a hospital. she is expected to survive....
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hurwitz: currently, city tunnel 1 and city tunnel number 2 would be feeding each half of the city. so you'd lose half the city if you didn't have a replacement. narrator: without half of its water supply, the city would shut down. for nearly 40 years, new york has been in the process of constructing a solution. man: this project is water tunnel number 3. we started on this project in 1969. i'm a sandhog. i've been a sandhog for 37 years. narrator: sandhogs are the men of local 147, who work deep below the city. they began building the infrastructure of new york in 1872. from the subways to the sewers, the water tunnels to the highway tunnels, new york city thrives because of their work. ryan: you got one little hole in the ground, and nobody knows we're here. see the empire state building, right. that's 1,000 feet. so you figure, you go down 1,000. how high that is -- that's how far we go down. narrator: stretching more than 60 miles under the city, tunnel 3 is taking generations of workers to complete. ryan: i don't even want to imagine what my father had to go through. when we fi
hurwitz: currently, city tunnel 1 and city tunnel number 2 would be feeding each half of the city. so you'd lose half the city if you didn't have a replacement. narrator: without half of its water supply, the city would shut down. for nearly 40 years, new york has been in the process of constructing a solution. man: this project is water tunnel number 3. we started on this project in 1969. i'm a sandhog. i've been a sandhog for 37 years. narrator: sandhogs are the men of local 147, who work...
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issues facing the city as a whole. what are some of the things that you feel could be improved upon? >> we could always go back to muni. part of the difficulty with muni is funding we are losing from the state. i think it is $65 million of year that we have lost. that creates a huge impact. we are also challenged by traffic. the buses are slow because they are contending cars crossing, double parked. we need to figure out how to create better use of our streets. looking at crosswalks, how you can have better timed crosswalks. maybe we could have more crosswalks to crossed diagonally across the street. overall, our budget, we are in our fifth year of major budget deficits. i have been chair of the budget committee for the past couple of years. i am still involved in budget issues. i want to make sure i can be helpful to my colleagues who are grappling with our huge deficit. it is inevitable that we are going to make painful cuts, so how do we do it in a way that will minimize the impact to every day san franciscans, how
issues facing the city as a whole. what are some of the things that you feel could be improved upon? >> we could always go back to muni. part of the difficulty with muni is funding we are losing from the state. i think it is $65 million of year that we have lost. that creates a huge impact. we are also challenged by traffic. the buses are slow because they are contending cars crossing, double parked. we need to figure out how to create better use of our streets. looking at crosswalks, how...
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the surging crime problem in oakland. it was a deadly year in the city. with more than 100- homicides. rapes. robberies. and burglaries. also on the rise. >> mayor jean quan >> i do not have the resources i wanted to. half. >> reporter: now. oakland's mayor and police chief are taking a new approach to reverse the trend. and today they announced major changes tooakland mayor jean quan admitting that crime fighting policies in her city have failed over the past year. but with that mayor quan and police chief howard jodan vowed to put two new of all they plan on contracting out public dealt with crime in cities like detroit, new york, and los angeles. >> those areas had a successful outcomes. >> reporter: second, they want to do neighborhood policingmeaning >> having accountability, so we can call particularly if we have a captains/lt. of responsible for a neighborhood. that is what we would like to do. >> reporter: they will divide the city into five sections with police captains in each. two of those sections will be in east oakland. some of these policie
the surging crime problem in oakland. it was a deadly year in the city. with more than 100- homicides. rapes. robberies. and burglaries. also on the rise. >> mayor jean quan >> i do not have the resources i wanted to. half. >> reporter: now. oakland's mayor and police chief are taking a new approach to reverse the trend. and today they announced major changes tooakland mayor jean quan admitting that crime fighting policies in her city have failed over the past year. but with...
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new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have the united nations -- failure can have a dramatic impact on the nation, and even internationally. so there's a really keen awareness that you always have to be fixing the system. things corrode, they rust. they get to where you turn them on and nothing happens. but it is so totally used in every nook and cranny, that making any accommodation to shut it down, to do something to it, is very difficult. narrator: two massive underground tunnels, called simply tunnel 1 and tunnel 2, provide most of the city's water supply. they run hundreds of feet below
new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have...
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with that flash flood a flash flood watch for the north bay also has cities near the russian river on alert. water levels have risen onto land in some parts of guerneville. and even though it's normally a slow-moving river... >> with 6-7 ft. it begins to get scary. we have to think about leaving town, turning off electricity, gasoline. and so forth. >> the national weather service says that it could be possibly a flooded road to a.m. with noon tomorrow reaching the highest levels. in this video shot yesterday, you can see that the river is rising fast. flooding, every decade or so, is not uncommon. the last serious threat was in the first days of january 06 of course the possibility always makes residents nervous. the national weather service says the russian river will flood guerneville around 2 a.m. monday... highest point around noon tomorrow... with water levels >> the latest series of storms has some arborists concerned about trees in the bay area. the saturated ground could force trees and bushes to collapse. about the threat. >> all of the whe--wieight.. is at the top of the tr
with that flash flood a flash flood watch for the north bay also has cities near the russian river on alert. water levels have risen onto land in some parts of guerneville. and even though it's normally a slow-moving river... >> with 6-7 ft. it begins to get scary. we have to think about leaving town, turning off electricity, gasoline. and so forth. >> the national weather service says that it could be possibly a flooded road to a.m. with noon tomorrow reaching the highest levels....
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in this community and city of under 4,000 residents the news was more than unnerving for some. >> i am 50 yards away. >> reporter: this man said by the end of the day he will change security around his home. >> this has not happened before. and it is -- i am taken back by it. i am shocked. >> my friends keep calling me. are you okay? my house is right there. >> my husband makes me lock -- in the summer or sliding doors i leave them open. he is twoing to steal the computer not that someone is going to get murdered. >> reporter: the biggest obstacle was weather, washing away evidence. >> i have been here chose close to 30 years. this is a road used well by walkers, jogger, power walkers. >> not by crime, back to you. >>> prosecutors dropped murder charges against the los angeles woman accused of beating her husband to death with a coffee cup. she was arrest inside new york in august on her way to work at the u.s. open as a tennis referee. her head died in los angeles in april. first, they believe he had fallen but letter the police say they suspect ised his wife, of 50 years, had killed
in this community and city of under 4,000 residents the news was more than unnerving for some. >> i am 50 yards away. >> reporter: this man said by the end of the day he will change security around his home. >> this has not happened before. and it is -- i am taken back by it. i am shocked. >> my friends keep calling me. are you okay? my house is right there. >> my husband makes me lock -- in the summer or sliding doors i leave them open. he is twoing to steal the...
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exist in the city and the state and the federal level and what the military can bring. our chain of care will only be as strong as its weakest link and my job is to make sure that if you call us or if you need us in the maritime services that our links will be as strong as yours and your job in the civic and again, i applaud the amazing men and women of our law enforcement agencies and our emergency response teams, you are my heroes. you are the ones that run in when everybody else is supposed to run out. and we see the drama all the way from 9-11 through katrina to whatever the next catastrophe is going to be. we live in a nuclear age. who would have predicted the united states would be fully invested in a response in japan? who would have predicted several years ago when a tsunami hit a country in indonesia which was predominately anti-american in its sentiment, mostly because of disinformation, mostly because as people grew up there they were given propaganda and told stories about the american those and what we do and how we do it, and they learned to feel we were t
exist in the city and the state and the federal level and what the military can bring. our chain of care will only be as strong as its weakest link and my job is to make sure that if you call us or if you need us in the maritime services that our links will be as strong as yours and your job in the civic and again, i applaud the amazing men and women of our law enforcement agencies and our emergency response teams, you are my heroes. you are the ones that run in when everybody else is supposed...
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the blitz is breaking the city and breaking lives. it isn't breaking with the president's enemies. >> they have shown that they have the stomach for a fight. they can endure pain and they have the conviction that if they don't, they will be killed. the question for them is what more they will have to do. the fighters showed off what they can do. more than 200 recruits are being trained at an army base that they captured a month ago. the officers and defectors from the army have the trappings of the islamic fighters but denied the regime's charged that the byadists are influenced al qaeda. how important is it for you to win the battle of damascus? >> is very important. [indiscernible] >> but not if they can't treat their women did. -- wounded. nobody wanted their faces shown. the patient and civilian had the feet blown off by the rocket. >> he said we will only have peace if the brutal regime and the leader are removed. >> you can see the rebel-held suburbs in the main military hospital. >> the army no longer gives out casualty figures
the blitz is breaking the city and breaking lives. it isn't breaking with the president's enemies. >> they have shown that they have the stomach for a fight. they can endure pain and they have the conviction that if they don't, they will be killed. the question for them is what more they will have to do. the fighters showed off what they can do. more than 200 recruits are being trained at an army base that they captured a month ago. the officers and defectors from the army have the...